Obituaries

Nathan Jean Martinez

Nathan Jean Martinez

Jan 1, 2020

Nathan Jean Martinez December 30, 2019 – January 1, 2020 Infant, Nathan Jean Martinez of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Nathan is survived by his parents, Jose Martinez and Dora Salinas and his sister, Amberly Mezquite of Spring Hope. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home...

Margaret Eloise Brantley Bissette

Margaret Eloise Brantley Bissette

Dec 31, 2019

Margaret Eloise Brantley Bissette December 25, 1928 – December 31, 2019 Margaret Eloise Brantley Bissette, 91 of Bailey passed away Tuesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Charles Robl and Rev. Carlos Castano will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday...

Lois Faye Stancil Barfield

Lois Faye Stancil Barfield

Dec 30, 2019

Lois Faye Stancil Barfield April 21, 1944 – December 30, 2019 Lois Faye “Sissy” Stancil Barfield, 75 of Lucama passed away Monday at home surrounded by her family. Her funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Springhill Church Cemetery, 7335...

Hilda Flye Holster

Hilda Flye Holster

Dec 28, 2019

Hilda Flye Holster November 6, 1921 – December 28, 2019 Hilda Flye Holster, 98, passed away peacefully Saturday morning of December 28, 2019, at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson. Hilda was born in Edgecombe County on November 6, 1921. She was predeceased by her parents, Ronald and Elsie Vick Flye and by her husband of sixty-one years,...

Annie Ruth Joyner Woodard

Annie Ruth Joyner Woodard

Dec 27, 2019

Annie Ruth Joyner Woodard October 11, 1934 – December 27, 2019 Annie Ruth Joyner Woodard, 85 of Bailey passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Steve Edmundson will officiate. The family will receive...

Joann Sams Whitson

Joann Sams Whitson

Dec 26, 2019

Joann Sams Whitson May 10, 1947 – December 26, 2019 Joann Sams Whitson, 72 of Elm City passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery, 400 College Road, Wilson. The Rev. Sonny Griswald will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 1 – 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Charles Daniel Draper, II

Charles Daniel Draper, II

Dec 26, 2019

Charles Daniel Draper, II September 10, 1987 – December 26, 2019 Charles Daniel Draper, II, 32 of Elm City passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019. His funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The Rev. Henry Abbott will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral...

Donald Ray Blackmon

Donald Ray Blackmon

Dec 25, 2019

Donald Ray Blackmon January 17, 1958 – December 25, 2019 Donald Ray Blackmon, 61 of Lucama passed away Wednesday at his home surrounded by his loving family. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Danny Bunn will officiate. The family will receive...

Carol Smith Hinnant

Carol Smith Hinnant

Dec 24, 2019

Carol Smith Hinnant June 4, 1957 – December 24, 2019 Carol Smith Hinnant, 62 of Kenly passed away Tuesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Buckhorn United Methodist Church Cemetery, 8102 NC Hwy 42, Kenly. The Rev. Steve Edmundson and Rev. Charles Thompson will officiate. The...

Rachel Warwick Edwards

Rachel Warwick Edwards

Dec 23, 2019

Rachel Warwick Edwards November 19, 1948 – December 23, 2019 Rachel Warwick Edwards, 71 of Bailey passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 5142 N 58, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Stephenson will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon...

Lucy Olivia Brantley

Lucy Olivia Brantley

Dec 23, 2019

Lucy Olivia Brantley May 25, 1926 – December 23, 2019 Lucy Olivia Brantley, 93 of Bailey passed away Monday. Graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 24, 2019 in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home at www.joyners.net.

Ruby Lamm Barnes

Ruby Lamm Barnes

Dec 22, 2019

Ruby Lamm Barnes January 4, 1923 – December 22, 2019 Ruby went to her heavenly home peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Her memorial service will be held at the Elm City Methodist Church, 106 N Parker Street, Elm City at 2pm, Saturday January 4, 2019. A visitation will precede the service...

Eva Dickens Barry

Eva Dickens Barry

Dec 22, 2019

Eva Dickens Barry September 3, 1927 – December 22, 2019 Eva Dickens Barry, 92 of Wilson, formerly of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday. Her funeral services will be held in Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain, Georgia at a later time. Eva is survived by her son, James Michael Barry and wife, Denise of Wilson; four grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild...

Lela Lynn Barnes

Lela Lynn Barnes

Dec 21, 2019

Lela Lynn Barnes July 13, 1984 – December 21, 2019 Lela Lynn Barnes, 35 of Wilson passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday from 12 – 2 p.m. at St. John A.M.E. Zion Church, 119 Pender Street E, Wilson. Lela is survived by her daughter, Marjorie Ellis; sons, Jacob Ellis and Calob Ellis;...

Mozelle Bailey Hawley

Mozelle Bailey Hawley

Dec 19, 2019

Mozelle Bailey Hawley October 2, 1932 – December 19, 2019 Mozelle Bailey Hawley, 87 of Wilson passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Godwin, Hawley, Lentz Family Cemetery, 200 Zelma Road, Kenly. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...

Major Robert Arnold Carlson, USMC (Ret)

Major Robert Arnold Carlson, USMC (Ret)

Dec 17, 2019

Major Robert Arnold Carlson, USMC (Ret) September 4, 1937 – December 17, 2019 Robert “Bob” Arnold Carlson, USMC retired, 82 of Wilson, NC passed away Tuesday. Robert’s mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street NE, Wilson, NC. Father Paul Brant will officiate. A reception will be...

Carl Ray Perry

Carl Ray Perry

Dec 16, 2019

Carl Ray Perry July 28, 1951 – December 16, 2019 Carl Ray Perry, 68 of Bailey passed away Monday, December 16, 2019. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 4:30 – 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson with a celebration of life following at 6 p.m. Pastor Wayne Whitley will officiate. Carl Ray was...

Billy Faye Williams

Billy Faye Williams

Dec 16, 2019

Billy Faye Williams September 20, 1937 – December 16, 2019 Billy “Faye” Williams, 82, of Wilson passed away Monday. A celebration of life will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Tom Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the home....

Tony Wayne Creech

Tony Wayne Creech

Dec 14, 2019

Tony Wayne Creech February 12, 1948 – December 14, 2019 Tony Wayne Creech, 71 of Sims passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Ronnie Aycock will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m....

Rebecca "Becky" Lamm High

Rebecca "Becky" Lamm High

Dec 13, 2019

Rebecca Lamm High March 15, 1938 – December 13, 2019 Rebecca “Becky” Lamm High, 81 of Bailey passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Carlos Castano will officiate and assisted by Ashley Folsom. The family will...

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